Poor, Sick Baby!

I was putting Odette to bed last night and as I was about to put her in her crib, she vomited all over me...and herself...and the floor.  That was the beginning of a very long night. 

Odette vomited about ten times last night...probably more.  She couldn't sleep and couldn't drink a thing...even water made her vomit.  Poor thing!  At one point she tried holding it all in...to no avail.

Cameron had a meeting to attend after church today, so he slept on the couch so that he could get some sleep.  I stayed in our bedroom with Odette on a thick towel that I had folded over...she'd already dirtied up every waterproof changing pad we own...and I even had to switch out towels a couple of times...until finally her poor little body had nothing more and she was just dry heaving...

Needless to say, I did not sleep much last night, so today, both Odette and I stayed home from Church.

Thankfully, once the night was over, Odette was able to sleep for a few hours.  While she slept, I gave Alegria hugs and kisses once Daddy had gotten her dressed and then went to the kitchen and got some pictures of her looking oh, so cute for Church!

After Alegria and Cameron left, I was able to sleep while Odette slept.  Then she woke up, had a little water and medicine and then she slept some more.

At that point, instead of staying in my pajamas and going back to sleep, I decided to get ready for the day.  I showered, put on a dress that I know Cameron loves on me, and got prettied up.  Then I tidied up the house.

Originally, Cameron and I were both supposed to go to a meeting after Church today, so I'd already asked Abilehi to help us out by switching cars with us so that she could bring the girls home, give them lunch, and put Odette to bed...all for the sake of the girls' comfort and not having to make them wait for who knows how long for our meeting to be done and risk them being hungry and fussy.  Abilehi still switched cars out with Cameron so that she could bring Alegria home.  I've got such a nice sister!  :)

When Alegria and Abilehi arrived, I didn't really know what to make for lunch (or better yet...I was too tired to want to make anything!), so we opted to just have some Ritz crackers with cream cheese.  Alegria loved that option and was very handy with a knife all by herself!

After lunch, I suggested to Alegria that she take a nap...but she didn't want to...she wanted to keep playing, so I let her.  She pretended to feed Big Bear at the table on Odette's booster seat...SO cute!  :)

Eventually, she CRASHED on the couch!  Haha!

Odette, on the other hand, after some medicine and much-needed sleep, was up and playing and being her usual, happy self!  :)

It seems Odette just had a 24-hour bug and is now over it.  She even had some mashed potatoes for dinner tonight and kept it all down, so I'm a happy Momma.  :)

Now I'm off to bed for a much better night of sleep!

Good night y'all!!!  :)

Partying with Max and Chuck!

We started off our day on a good note...homemade waffles! It being a holiday weekend and all, I let the girls indulge with candy sprinkles on their waffles...and I even let Alegria pour her own!

YUM!!!

Then we just had fun coloring and playing:



Look at this little belly!  Odette eats well and I can't for the life of me see why her doctor has been worried about her growth!  She has a weight-check appointment coming up because she lost weight from her 9-month to her 12-month appointment and went down to the 1% in weight for her age group.  Cameron and I have smaller builds...so can't it be that we just have small babies...?

And look at these cute little curls on the back of her head...!  Alegria's hair used to be straight...but then it started getting curly in the back, just like Odette's hair is doing!  Will Odette also have a full head of curly hair like her sister...?  Only time will tell!!!  :)

Oops!  It's my fault for teaching Alegria to pinch booties!  Haha!  Every time I'd be dressing Alegria, I'd give her a little pinch and say "pinch-y, pinch-y!"  Now she does it to Odette!  Lol!



Odette: "I'm good, right, Mommy?  I've gained enough weight, right?"



Odette: "What do you mean you're not sure?!"  :(



While I finished getting ready, I sent Cameron to go finish getting the girls ready.  A little bit later, I took a glance at Odette and asked Cameron if she dressed herself...so here he is explaining to me why this shirt and pants DO match...



His explanation?  There's white in the shirt AND white in the pants...as well as the other colors, too. 

Sorry, Hun...um...no.

We were finally ready to go and headed over to Chuck E. Cheese's.  A high school friend of mine just recently moved to Killeen and she invited us to her little boy's birthday party...he's turning three and is about Alegria's age!  I was very excited to go...not only because Alegria loves Chuck E. Cheese's (even though this is only her second time going!), but also because I was going to see my friend that I hadn't seen in so long!!!  :)

As soon as we arrived, Alegria and Cameron went to go play...

...while I stayed with Odette and renewed an old friendship with Nancy.  :)

While we visited, Nancy's brother and sister-in-law asked me how old Odette was...guessing 7 months...?  And I told them that no, she was 15!!!  They were surprised, but said that she looked so little compared to their little boy who was only 10 months and good-sized!

No matter...I love my little tiny, dainty Odette (even though she was being REALLY fussy ever since we showed up at Chuck E. Cheese's):

I don't know why Odette was being so fussy...well, actually, I do.  I had tried getting her to nap and she didn't today...of all days when I really wanted her to take a long nap because I knew we were going out tonight!  Of course...it always happens that way, right?  Poor thing...I wished she would just fall asleep in my arms while I talked with my friend, but she didn't...so then I started getting worried if she was sick...

Once the pizza arrived, the children were rounded up to come and eat and Cameron offered to take Odette with him back to Hobby Lobby to return a few items so that I could enjoy visiting with Nancy and so that Alegria could also enjoy the party.  So that's what we did.

The Birthday Boy and his mommy!

Excited for cake!

Giving the Birthday Boy a Birthday Hug!

Playing with the lizard toys she got with her tickets from playing games with her tokens:

Max's birthday cake:

Chuck arrives and the festivities officially begin!

Unfortunately, Odette was still being very fussy by this time.  She had fallen asleep for a little bit in the car while Cameron drove over to Hobby Lobby, but then she woke up when they went in to return some stuff...and then she just kept whining and crying and crying and whining...so they came back and we left before the cake was cut and served.  Alegria was a little sad at first, but then she got happy when Nancy handed her and Odette a gift bag full of candies and prizes to take home.  :)

It was a fun time...I only wish Odette had been in a better mood for us all to enjoy a night "out on the town!"  :)

Now it's home again in hopes of getting Odette to sleep so she'll feel better in the morning!

Good night all and Happy Birthday Max!  Thanks for inviting us to your party!  We had fun!!!  :)

Crafty Man

We started Cameron's day off doing some laundry...

Then we followed Cameron to Harley Davidson to get a regular check-up/service on his motorcycle:

We should have called Harley first, though...they were booked.  So the rest of our errands, we had to run them on two separate vehicles.  Oh well!

Once home and while Odette napped, I worked some more on my advent calendar and Cameron and Alegria took a walk with Isis.  Alegria insisted on holding the leash and both she and Isis did a pretty good job!

After Odette's nap, we went back out.  Cameron had an idea for a centerpiece he wanted to make using the antlers of the two bucks he's shot the last two times he's gone hunting, so we headed over to Hobby Lobby to get some materials:

Today Cameron learned how absolutely expensive crafting is...but he also learned how thrilling and exciting it is to shop at Hobby Lobby!  Haha!  :)

Home again, while I prepared dinner, Odette got into her usual shenanigans and played in the tupperware cabinet.  She also found a sticker and tried applying it to her face.  She's starting to get a love of stickers...just like Alegria!

We had dinner and then played until bedtime:

After putting the girls to bed, both Cameron and I got to crafting.  We tried out different ways to place the antlers:

Then Cameron sawed some slits in them in order to tie them together with floral wire so that they'd stay put:

Finally we began the task of arranging the floral pieces in the antlers:

I only helped Cameron a little with his project.  He did all the rest:

And I must say...it came out GORGEOUS!!!  Cameron amazed me with yet another hidden skill he has!!!  WOW!!!  He could sell this:

And that was our day!

Good night!!!  :)